Emotional excess on the Shakespearean stage : passion's slaves

Emotional excess on the Shakespearean stage passion's slaves

Emotional Excess on the Shakespearean Stage demonstrates the links made between excess of emotion and madness in the early modern period. It argues that the ways in which today's popular and theatrical cultures judge how much is too much can distort our understanding of early modern drama and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Escolme, Bridget, 1964- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare 2014.
Colección:Critical companions (Methuen Drama)
Materias:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history.
Emotions in literature.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Theater > England > History > 16th century.
Theater > England > History > 17th century.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432696806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "A brain that leads my use of anger": choler and the politics of spatial production
  • "Do you mock old age, you rogues" : excessive laughter, cruelty and compassion
  • "Give me excess of it": love, virtue and excessive pleasure in All's well that ends well and Antony and Cleopatra
  • Stop your sobbing: grief, melancholy and moderation
  • Conclusion: emotional agendas.

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